Contaminated land can present significant threats to the environment and risks to users of the land. Land can become contaminated by a variety of substances, from heavy metals to agricultural waste. The environmental, financial and legal implications of this can be substantial. The ma...

SEPA targets flooding with new 'milestone' maps 15 January 2014 The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has today (Wednesday 15 January) published the most comprehensive national source of data on flood hazard and risk for Scotland. The new flood maps, which can be viewed at...

SEPA warns of potential flooding across Scotland 19 December 2012 The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has warned of potential flooding across Scotland through Thursday and Friday. There is a risk of further coastal flooding on the North and East coastlines and areas affe...

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Flooding will occur in many areas of Scotland today, and may include property flooding. SEPA's Duty Hydrology Manager, Vincent Fitzsimons, said: "The area of greatest concern at the moment is Dumfries & Galloway where community-scale property flooding is likely. River levels are risin...

There are no serious flooding impacts at present but a close watch is being kept on the potential for coastal flooding around high water on the East coast this afternoon from 16.00 to 17.00. Coastal flood impacts in the East coast are currently considered likely to be slightly less th...

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Vincent Fitzsimons, Hydrology Duty Manager of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), said: “Heavy and persistent rain is predicted for South East Scotland this morning, which will then move North, towards the Inverness area, for the latter part of the day where it will rem...